gitaneusa.com Forum Index » Vintage Gitane » Bike ID    View previous topic :: View next topic  Bike ID   Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2011 10:19 pm Muzz Joined: 26 Jul 2011 Posts: 3 I'm new to the site and to the world of Gitane. I have researched my Gitane that I picked up for next to nothing a couple of weeks ago. It seems to be a 76 but cant find what model. It has mafac racer brakes, Huret derailleur with stem shifters. It seems like a bit of a mix and match. I can't see any pictures in Gitane catalogues that have the pump spikes on the underside of the top tube either. Can anyone shed any light on what they think the model is? I'll post some better photos when I get home in the light! 74-76 Gitane   Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2011 10:31 pm verktyg Joined: 14 Jan 2007 Posts: 2814 Location: SF Bay Area Greetings and welcome to the circus er Forum. The bike looks like it's a 1974 to 1976, probably a European model because the pump pegs under the top tube weren't used on Gitanes imported into the US during the 70s. The Sugino Maxi cranks were only used for a few years too. Gitane used whatever components were available at the time. Huret derailleurs were highly respected in France. _________________ Chas. SF Bay Area, CA USA ============== 1984 Criterium 1969 TdF 1971 TdF 1974 TdF 1984 TdF x 2 Bikes 1970 SC 1971 SC 1972 SC 1984 SC 1984 Team Pro 1985 Professional 1990s Team Replica   Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2011 11:45 pm Muzz Joined: 26 Jul 2011 Posts: 3 Thanks Chas. Any idea on what the model name is? Model???   Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2011 11:48 pm verktyg Joined: 14 Jan 2007 Posts: 2814 Location: SF Bay Area It's a deluxe entry level model of some kind??? _________________ Chas. SF Bay Area, CA USA ============== 1984 Criterium 1969 TdF 1971 TdF 1974 TdF 1984 TdF x 2 Bikes 1970 SC 1971 SC 1972 SC 1984 SC 1984 Team Pro 1985 Professional 1990s Team Replica   Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2011 1:44 pm Cary1 Joined: 16 Jun 2011 Posts: 29 Location: Milwaukee So... if i have a Hosteller, and has pump spikes under my top tube, it was not imported to the US? 1972 model it is. If anyone can give a frame seriel # list for 70's Gitane's that would be great!   Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2011 6:40 pm verktyg Joined: 14 Jan 2007 Posts: 2814 Location: SF Bay Area Cary1 wrote: So... if i have a Hosteller, and has pump spikes under my top tube, it was not imported to the US? 1972 model it is. I don't understand your question. Pump pegs were eliminated on most bike imported in to the US by the mid 70s. Perhaps early on it was a lawyer issue because of the possibility that someone could get hurt on them, but also they fell out of fashion. Later in the 1970 CPSC (the US Consumer Protection Safety Commission) would have outlawed them anyway. There were lots of Gitane bikes that folks brought back to the US from Europe. Many of them had different features and components than the US models imported by Mel Pinto Imports between the mid 1960s and 1974. Cary1 wrote: If anyone can give a frame seriel # list for 70's Gitane's that would be great! For well over a year we tried to make sense of Gitane serial numbers without any success. The only way to guesstimate the age is by the features and components. _________________ Chas. SF Bay Area, CA USA ============== 1984 Criterium 1969 TdF 1971 TdF 1974 TdF 1984 TdF x 2 Bikes 1970 SC 1971 SC 1972 SC 1984 SC 1984 Team Pro 1985 Professional 1990s Team Replica   Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2011 5:15 am Cary1 Joined: 16 Jun 2011 Posts: 29 Location: Milwaukee Thank you. Bike ID     gitaneusa.com Forum Index » Vintage Gitane You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum All times are GMT - 8 Hours   Page 1 of 1   All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First  Select a forum Gitane USA----------------Vintage GitaneGitane RacingModern GitanePro Racing - Classics/Giro/Tour....Owner Gallery   Powered by phpBB © 2001-2004 phpBB Group Designed for Trushkin.net | Themes Database.